MARKET REPORTS.

Lyttelton Times, Volume CXIV, Issue 16352, 23 September 1913, Page 9

MARKET REPORTS.

DUVAUOHELLE SALE. There- was a fairly good entry at Duvauchello on Friday, . comprising mostly springers and yearlings. The market was good and nearly all the lines were quitted at prices on a par with the previous sale. Springers sold from £5 10s to £lO 12s Cd, yearlings from 35s to £3 10s, two-year-old steers £5 12s 6d and heifers to £6 7s 6d. ASHBURTON SKIN AND WOOL SALE.. At the skin and wool sale held at Ashburton yesterday cross-bred skins sold up to bid per lb, dead cross-bred skins up to' 7id per lb, at per skin 3s 8d to 8s 3d; half-breds up to Bid per lb, and dead half-breds up to 7}d per lb, at per skin 4s (id to 8s 8d; merino skins 6Jd to 7d per lb; lamb skins 7d per lb. Wool and cnitchings 6d to 9id per lb; dead wool BJd to 9d per lb; fat, rendered 2d per lb; caul, 2id per lb. Hides—Cows 6d per lb and up to 24s each.

NORTH OTAGO. [From Our CoHKEsroNBEXT.] OAMARU, September 20. There is a fair inquiry tor wheat but comparatively little is offering, fanners who hold being either not disposed to accept current rates or too busy with the finishing of sowing to make delivery or grain. Transactions have consequently been few. The principal 6ales reported during the week are 500 sacks of redchaff at 3s 9d and 500 sacks of Tuscan at 3s 6d, both net at country stations. For a lino of nearly 300 sacks of Velvet 4s Id net was given at a country station and, another line of '250 saclcs of the same variety was socured at a halfpenny less money. Other sales of wheat include redchaff at % 3s lOd net ex store and 3s 9d net at country stations, Tuscan at from 3s 6d to 3s 7d net at country stations according to railage distance and quality, and Marshall's white at 3s 6d net at country stations. Business in oate has been confined to a few lines of from 100 to 250 sacks and the net prioes paid at country stations have been 2s Id for A grade Gartens and 2s for B grade. Gartons. There is a little more inquiry but stocks in growers' hands and, indeed, in thoso of' merchants also are comparatively light. '■'",,.'. Oatsheaf chaff has been dealt in on a small scale at £3 10s net. on trucks. Potatoes continue to move off very slowly. Notwithstanding the advanced period of the season growere show no disposition to rush the market and inorder to fill orders merchants have been compelled to pay £2 and'in one case £2 2s 6d net on trucks for, prime, freshly-picked tubers. Other sales at country stations have, however, been made at 32s 6d and 35s net, while 37a 6d net secured one lot delivered in Oamaru. There is a little more outside inquiry and present prices are likely to be maintained unless growers attempt to force sales.